Today the American-Statesman’s editorial board joined hundreds of newspapers around the country in standing up for the importance of a free press, particularly as President Donald…
In the great map room There was a consultant And a neighborhood vexed And a picture of The transect zones from CodeNext And there were 11…
In researching an editorial about the fire that tore through two apartment complexes in San Marcos recently, I spoke to safety experts who scared me…
As a longtime church music minister and funeral director in East Austin and Manor, Barry J.W. Franklin has stood at the intersection of some of…
I know it’s a popular sport to joke about the passionate level of civic engagement at Austin City Hall, especially when ideas get bandied between advisory…
Travis County prosecutor Rickey Jones concedes an all-white jury is far from ideal in a case in which the defendant is an African American, who…
While H-E-B and other retailers consider whether to bring back disposable plastic bags, I’ve heard some interesting discussions about how much Austinites actually supported the city’s…
I hate to say it, but if you’re a stickler for privacy, a government job isn’t for you. For starters, your salary is a matter of…
The video of an Austin police officer punching a man in the face as he lay restrained on the ground is disturbing. One officer grabs…
Whatever the Austin City Council decides to do in its negotiations regarding a proposal to bring Major League Soccer to Austin, it should check two boxes:…
